Salinas Underground

Our candidate interview series brought to you with our friends at Voices of Monterey Bay comes to an end with a candidate for Salinas City Council in the fourth district. Ray Montemayor has worked for Salinas and has some ideas about how his district can be better represented. He talks about those ideas and answers other questions as he sits on the hot seat.

Election Day is right around the corner, and our series brought to you with Voices of Monterey Bay is almost done, but we still have a couple more to go. In this episode, we talked to Mike Lipe, a multi-generation Salinas resident running for Mayor. Why did he decide to run, and what are his plans for city hall? Listen to get those answers and more.

As we get closer to election day, our series with Voices of Monterey Bay carries on. This time on the hot seat is Ernesto Gonzalez, candidate for Salinas mayor. After being involved in local politics for years, Mr. Gonzalez throws his hat in the ring to be the next mayor of Salinas. Why did he do it, and what are his plans if he wins? Listen to get those answers and more.

Oz and Claudia Melendez Salinas are back with another episode of the hot seat brought to you with our friends from Voices of Monterey Bay. A lot of candidates have mentioned homelessness as a major issue in Salinas and Wes White has been in the middle of that fight for years. Now he is looking to be the next mayor of Salinas. What are his plans for the city if elected? Those answers and more on this episode.

Next up on our candidate interview series brought to you with our friends at Voices of Monterey Bay is Mars Rocamora Jr, candidate for City Council in the 6th district. What would make a small business owner involved in community organizations for years decide to run for city office? Listen to find that answer plus many more.

Our candidate series brought to you with Voices of Monterey Bay carries on with Orlando Osornio running for Salinas city council in the 4th district. Can a small business owner take on the task of being a councilmember while still giving 100%? Listen to this episode and find out.

The next installment of our candidate series brought to you in conjunction with our friends at Voices of Monterey Bay features Vanessa Robinson, candidate for Salinas City Council in the 6th district. A lifelong Salinas resident with deep roots in the city decided it was time for her to run and represent her neighborhood. What drove her to that decision, and what inspires her to keep going? All that and more on this episode.

Our election special presented in conjunction with Voices of Monterey Bay rolls on with another candidate for Salinas Mayor, Kimbley Craig. After a stint on the city council, she thought she was done with politics but what made her throw the hat in the ring? All that and more on this episode.

Our series with Voices of Monterey Bay continues with Chris Barrera, candidate for Salinas Mayor. The real estate agent and community activist tells us why he feels like he's the right person to lead Salinas through the problems it currently faces, and ones that will be created because of COVID.

The next episode of our local election special done in collaboration with Voices of Monterey Bay features the other candidate for Monterey County Supervisor District 4 Steve McShane. In his turn in the hot seat, he talks about his plan if he is elected and why his previous history on the Salinas city council prepared him for the issues on the county level.